The International Centre facilitates the development and negotiation of all agreements involving international mobility - the movement of people to and from the University of Manitoba and international locations. To initiate the development of the following agreement types, contact the regional International Partnership Officer.

COLLABORATIVE PHD AGREEMENT: An agreement outlining the terms by which individual students can receive a dual Doctoral degree from both the University of Manitoba and a collaborating university outside of Canada. Students can be from either the University of Manitoba or the partner institution. They spend a period in residence, complete portions of their program of study at, and fulfill all requirements of, each university. Faculty of Graduate Studies approval is required.

FACULTY EXCHANGE AGREEMENT: An agreement that describes the respective commitments of the University of Manitoba and an international partner university regarding movement of faculty members between the two institutions. It provides details on research collaboration, teaching exchange, provision of accommodation or research facilities, reporting, and responsibilities while on exchange. Graduate student mobility for research purposes may also be included in this agreement.

INTERNATIONAL PARTNERSHIP CONFERENCE: An agreement that describes the respective responsibilities of University of Manitoba and an international partner, regarding the planning of joint conferences that occur on a regular basis (annually, biennially, etc).

INTERNATIONAL ARTICULATION AGREEMENT: An agreement that describes the terms and conditions by which students who have completed an approved program of study at another institution may transfer to the University of Manitoba to complete their program of study and receive a University of Manitoba degree. These agreements require an additional document that must go through a Senate approval process, coordinated by the Office of the VP Integrated Planning and Academic Programs. The agreement process should be initiated a minimum of two years before mobility starts in order to obtain required approvals and have admissions processes in place.

INTERNSHIP OR PRACTICUM AGREEMENT: Any agreement that defines the terms by which University of Manitoba students participate in a practicum or internship abroad, or by which students from another country come to the UofM to conduct a practicum or internship. Practicums and internships are supervised, on-site experiences that are part of a student’s degree.

MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING: A MOU is an agreement that establishes a relationship between the University of Manitoba and a partner institution, and identifies possible areas of collaboration. These agreements are not legally binding, so they are only signed when there is a supplementary agreement or activity associated with them. An MOU is no longer required to initiate other agreements.

POST GRADUATE TRAINING AGREEMENT: An agreement that describes the terms and conditions by which students who have graduated from an approved international program come to the University of Manitoba to complete their post graduate training (e.g. medical residency training).

PROGRAM SERVICE PROVIDER AGREEMENT: An agreement that describes the terms and conditions by which either the University of Manitoba or an international partner institution provide a specialized fee-based programs or services. (e.g., travel study courses, non-degree English language courses).

STUDENT EXCHANGE AGREEMENT: An agreement that defines the terms of two-way movement of students, to and from the University of Manitoba and a partner institution. Students pay tuition fees to their home institutions for courses taken while on the exchange, therefore within the period of the agreement, the number of inbound and outbound students should be balanced. Students may study up to a maximum of one academic year on this type of program.